Speaker bio

Sabra Ballon is an interior designer and the founder of San Francisco–based ballonSTUDIO, known for creating refined, deeply considered environments for discerning clients and the teams who support them. With a background in film set design, architecture, and design education, she brings a storytelling lens to residential, commercial, and hospitality projects—blending architectural integrity with a film-trained eye for detail to shape spaces that feel immersive, elegant, and deeply personal.

Born and raised in Palo Alto and shaped by global travel, art, and nature, Sabra designs with clarity, discretion, and long-term thinking. She leads complex projects with calm authority, translating layered scope into clear decisions, aligned schedules, and beautifully resolved outcomes—so homes and properties function effortlessly while still feeling singular and lived-in.

Sabra speaks on design connoisseurship, storytelling, and the systems behind successful high-value residential work—helping audiences move beyond trends toward spaces that are enduring, intelligent, and made for real life over time.

“My work helps clients and their representatives navigate complex residential projects with clarity, discretion, and long-term thinking.”